Born at Tupelo, she lived in Trumann for the past three years and was formerly of Sunland, Calif. She was a homemaker and of the Mormon belief.
Survivors include two daughters, Patricia Patterson and Gloria Hecht, both of Trumann; three sons, Charles W. Bell of Jonesboro and Glenn D. Bell and Gary Lynn Bell, both of Trumann; one sister, Hazel Brown of Malden, Mo.; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildern.
She was preceded in death by two husbands, John Wesley Bell and William Wagner; her parents, Richard and Marge Howell Waddle; and one sister.
Funeral services were Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2003, in the chapel of Thompson Funeral Home in Trumann, with the Rev. Thomas Hargrove officiating.
Graveside services were then held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2003 at Park Cemetery at Malden, Mo.


